diff --git a/matrix.yml b/matrix.yml
index cc1bdd8bb..7d0cfd2c9 100644
--- a/matrix.yml
+++ b/matrix.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ x-cuda-prev-min: &cuda_prev_min { name: "cuda", version: "12.0" }
 x-cuda-prev-max: &cuda_prev_max { name: "cuda", version: "12.9" }
 x-cuda-curr-min: &cuda_curr_min { name: "cuda", version: "12.0" }
 x-cuda-curr-max: &cuda_curr_max { name: "cuda", version: "12.9" }
+x-cuda-curr-min: &cuda_cccl_python { name: "cuda", version: "12.8" }
 x-cuda-prev-max-rapids: &cuda_prev_max_rapids { name: "cuda", version: "11.8" }
 x-cuda-curr-max-rapids: &cuda_curr_max_rapids { name: "cuda", version: "12.8" }
 
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ include:
 
 - os: "ubuntu:24.04"
   images:
+  - { features: [*python, *dood, *gcc_13, { <<: *cuda_cccl_python, <<: *cccl_cuda_opts }, *clang_format_cccl, *clangd_dev, *cccl_dev], env: *gcc_env }
   - { features: [*python, *dood, *gcc_13, { <<: *cuda_curr_max, <<: *cccl_cuda_opts }, *clang_format_cccl, *clangd_dev, *cccl_dev], env: *gcc_env }
   - { features: [*python, *dood, *gcc_14, { <<: *cuda_curr_max, <<: *cccl_cuda_opts }, *clang_format_cccl, *clangd_dev, *cccl_dev], env: *gcc_env }